Critical severity · published Aug 4, 2025
CVE-2025-44954
RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build has a hardcoded SSH private key for a root-equivalent user account
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build has a hardcoded SSH private key for a root-equivalent user account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SM
SmartZone · RUCKUS
before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build · source: vendor
RS
Ruckus Smartzone Firmware · Commscope
before 6.1.2; 6.1.2; 6.1.2; 6.1.2; 7.0.0; 7.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-44954
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-44954
Third Party Advisory
https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2025-44954
Third Party Advisory
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/613753
Vendor Advisory
https://webresources.commscope.com/download/assets/FAQ+Security+Advisory%3A+ID+20250710/225f44ac3bd311f095821adcaa92e24e
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